RE: starting dselect with predefined package list
dumb shell tricks:
Well, I frequently use lists of packages (just the names separated by
spaces, no line breaks) and do:
apt-get install `cat packagelist.txt`
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeff [SMTP:jcoppock1@home.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2001 12:06 PM
> To: debian user list
> Subject: starting dselect with predefined package list
>
> Is there some way to do this? It would be cool to take a capture
> of 'dpkg -l' and start dselect with an option to load that
> package list so all I'd have to do is quickly verify the list
> loaded properly and then let it start installing. That way, I
> could pre-build the package list(s) for systems to help
> stream-line the installation.
>
> Just a thought...I have them once in awhile.
>
> jc
>
> --
> Jeff Coppock Systems Engineer
> Diggin' Debian Admin and User
>
>
> --
> To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-request@lists.debian.org
> with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact
> listmaster@lists.debian.org
>
Reply to: